17 Related Articles, between 2019-04-23 and 2019-04-01

Authorities: Death toll rises to 30 in Colombia landslide. The death toll in a devastating landslide that flowed over homes in a small community in southwestern Colombia has risen to 30 >>

Barnard College is probing a confrontation between campus police and a black Columbia University student. Barnard College is investigating a confrontation between a black Columbia University student and the college's public safety officers after video of the incident showed officers pinning the student down once he refused to show them ID. >>

Black Columbia Student Restrained by Campus Security. Alexander McNab, a Columbia University senior, was confronted by security officers after walking through the gates of Barnard College without showing his I.D. last week. The incident led to accusations of racial profiling. >>

Black Columbia Student’s Confrontation With Security Becomes Flashpoint Over Racism on Campus. A video of Alexander McNab being pinned down by security officers is adding to a broader conversation about how students of color are treated at one of the nation’s most prominent universities. >>

Colombia landslide: 11 more bodies found in Rosas. Twenty-eight people are now known to have died in the town of Rosas when rain triggered a mudslide. >>

Colombia landslide: At least 14 killed and five injured. The disaster in the south-western region of Cauca follows days of torrential rain. >>

Death toll in Colombia landslide rises to 28. The death toll from a weekend landslide in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca has risen to 28 people, the country's disaster relief agency said on Monday. >>

Ex-Columbia University official sentenced in aid scam. A former Columbia University official has been sentenced to over three years in prison for accepting kickbacks from unqualified students to help them secure financial aid >>

Horrifying moment 14-year-old Colombian assassin 'who has killed TWELVE people' shoots dead victim. This is the shocking moment a boy aged just 14 pulled a gun out and shot two people dead in cold blood in a street in Colombia before running away. >>

Hungry and Desperate, but Away From a Country in Chaos. Millions of Venezuelans have poured across borders into Colombia and other countries, fleeing repression, corruption and a collapsing economy. >>

Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth. Living in a large metropolitan is chaotic. From waiting in line at your favorite dinner spot to getting onto a crowded, hot train for your commute to work, you’re never exactly alone in the big city. Constantly surrounded by fellow comrades, who are running to their next meeting or Tinder date, finding solitude can be a little tricky. So, running away to an island in the middle of nowhere seems like the best escape from life’s hectic schedule. But if it’s a traditional island retreat you’re after, Santa Cruz del Islote off the north coast of Colombia, may not be your ideal location. Dubbed as the most crowded island on earth, its almost 1,200 habitants live on a landmass the size of two soccer fields. It’s overly cozy, crowded and a tight squeeze, but locals describe life on the island as calm and peaceful. Surprised? So were we. Santa Cruz del Islote is home to 90 houses, two shops, one restaurant, one all-ages disco and a school – all packed onto 2.4 acres. It’s four times as dense as the borough of Manhattan and with no high rises in sight, the island is covered with small houses linked by a maze of alleyways. The main economy of the island is fishing, with some locals travelling to nearby islands to cook, clean and provide guides for tourists. There is no doctor, only a few hours of electricity a day and no running water or sewage system. But despite the limited resources, locals on the island live a happy and peaceful existence. The island has no police force but they don’t need it - crime is nonexistent. There is a strong sense of community amongst the residents, where people take care of each other’s children, no doors are ever locked and if a person is ever in need, they can count on their neighbors to help them out. Residents describe the island as paradise—they have everything they need in a .004 square mile radius. With limited space, residents of Santa Cruz del Islote seem to have cracked the code. Sure, their houses are cramped but their hearts are full. It’s an important lesson in being content with what you have and finding solitude in the most unlikely places. Santa Cruz del Islote may be the most crowded island on the planet but its acclaim should be in how its residents have learnt to live together in harmony, without any room (literally) for error. >>

Madonna and Maluma to perform new song at Billboard Awards. Madonna and Colombian singer Maluma will bring their new collaboration to life when they perform at next month's Billboard Music Awards >>

Owen Garriott, an Early Scientist-Astronaut, Is Dead at 88. He was the science pilot on the record-breaking 59-day mission to Skylab in 1973. Ten years later, he returned to space on the shuttle Columbia. >>

Scientists working to prevent permafrost from thawing and releasing greenhouse gases. Scientists are working to prevent permafrost from thawing and releasing more greenhouse gases into the air. Peter de Menocal, a climate scientist at Columbia University and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, joined CBSN with more on permafrost and climate change in the Arctic. >>

Still Hanging On: The Cotton-Top Tamarin Fights for Survival. This little lady is a cotton-top tamarin at Boise Zoo. With the stocky build of something out of the Gremlins and the smooth locks of the frontman of an ‘80s hair band, she’s quite the stunner. At under a foot in length, cotton-top tamarins are some of the smallest primates in the world. Found deep in the forests of northwest Colombia, these guys are at turns altruistic and spiteful, known for their aggressive behavior between groups. Sadly rapid deforestation has seen their wild population drop by 80 percent over the past three generations. >>

Student details incident with Barnard College officers. Barnard College is investigating a confrontation between a black Columbia University student and the college's public safety officers after video of the incident showed officers pinning the student down once he refused to show them ID. >>

Video: Teenage hitman pulls out a gun and shoots down two men. Teenage hitman in Columbia pulls out a gun and shoots down two men in cold blood before fleeing, the teen is also believed to have killed another ten people. >>